CVE-2017-8601

HIGH EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

Microsoft Edge - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engine fails to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8618, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8606, CVE-2017-8607, CVE-2017-8608, CVE-2017-8598 and CVE-2017-8609.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · htmldoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42479

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99420

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8601

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42479/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.7815

EPSS Percentile 99.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2021-08-17

InTheWild.io 2021-08-17

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (2)

microsoft/edge

Microsoft Corporation/Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Edge

Published Jul 11, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026